REFRIGERATOR THAT CAN PERFORM A DEFROST OPERATION BY JUDGING THE OCCURRENCE OF FROST BASED ON THE IMAGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

• Main Author: LEE, SEUNG RYONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 27.02.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; COMPUTING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

Disclosed are a refrigerator capable of performing a defrosting operation by determining whether frosting occurs based on an image, and an operating method thereof. The present invention presents a technology capable of more accurately determining whether or not frost has occurred in a refrigerator equipped with a predetermined defrosting unit for removing frost generated in an evaporator. The refrigerator may be induced to perform a defrosting operation at an appropriate time point. 이미지를 기반으로 적상의 발생여부를 판단하여 제상 동작을 수행할 수 있는 냉동기 및 그 동작 방법이 개시된다. 본 발명은 증발기에서 발생하는 적상을 제거하기 위한 소정의 제상 처리부가 구비된 냉동기에서, 적상의 발생여부를 보다 정확하게 판별할 수 있는 기술을 제시함으로써, 상기 냉동기가 적절한 시점에서 제상 동작을 수행할 수 있도록 유도할 수 있다.